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On the recordApril 28, 2015
Imagine a gigantic banquet. Hundreds of millions of people come to eat. They eat and drink to their hearts' content . . . Then, one day, a man arrives . . . holding the bill.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva uses a metaphor to illustrate the denial of climate change responsibility.

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